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Copies and Translations of letters in Persian sent to Lewis Pelly. [10r] (19/24)
The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 1860. It was written in Persian and English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Letter containing a bundle of letters in Persian for Lewis Pelly's information. The letters are primarily between Persian and Afghani officials and include a forwarding letter from William Lockyer Merewether who initially received them. Many of the letters in Persian are written in an illegible hand.
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Jacobabad to Lewis Pelly, 26 December 1860 informing him that a packet had been received from Kandahar for Pelly with an accompanying note in Persian (folio 1).
- Note in Persian, possibly written by Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Murat Khan enclosing a bundle of fourteen letters and notes written by officials of the Governor of Persia, including Farukh Khan, and individuals in Afghanistan including Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat.
- Note in Persian, possibly addressed to Lewis Pelly
- Petition in Persian, possibly the Petition of Maulay Mūsā
- Petition in Persian, containing the seals of Ghulām Rasūl and Ghulām Rizā 'Abduh who may be the petitionees. There is a partial date of 10 Rabi' II, but no year is given.
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- 1 file (12 folios)
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This file has no discernable arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file has been foliated using a pencil number, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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- Persian and English in Arabic and Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F126/34
- Title
- Copies and Translations of letters in Persian sent to Lewis Pelly.
- Pages
- 10r:10v
- Author
- Unknown
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- Public Domain